Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 19(10), 1427 (2003).

Simple and Rapid Determination of Trace Amounts of Gold(III), Palladium(II), and Platinum(IV) in Industrial Waste Solutions after Recovery of Noble Metals by Combined Use of GFAAS and Anion-Exchange Separation
Ikuko MATSUBARA,* Yoichi TAKEDA,**  and Koji ISHIDA**
*Laboratory of Chemistry, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
**Laboratory of Chemistry, Nippon Medical School, 2-297-2, Kosugi-cho, Nakahara, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-0063, Japan
A simple and rapid method for the analysis of trace amounts of gold(III), palladium(II), and platinum(IV) by the combined use of graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry and anion-exchange separation was proposed, and successfully applied to the rapid determination of metals in industrial waste solutions obtained from the final process of noble-metal recovery factories, because noble metals can be selectively and quantitatively separated to a high degree by using a small column containing only a 0.7 g-portion of a common anion-exchange resin and a dilute thiourea solution.